Vladimir Putin, the President of the Russian Federation, participated in the plenary session and congratulated the members of the State Duma of the seventh convocation with the beginning of their activities. In his speech he noted that the State Duma of the seventh convocation represents all 85 federation entities.
The president of the country characterized the election campaign as fair and competitive.
In accordance with the article 99 of the Constitution of the Russian Federation, the first plenary session was opened by the oldest Member of the State Duma of the seventh convocation. This time, Zhores Alferov, the representative of the Communist Party, the Nobel Prize Winner in physics, accomplished this honorable mission.
Photo: Sergei Naryshkin, the chairman of the State Duma and the new head of Russia's Foreign Intelligence Service (SVR) together with Valentina Matvienko welcomed the deputies of the State Duma of the seventh convocation.
Photo: Natalia Poklonskaya – the newcomer among the State Duma deputies
Crimea Prosecutor Natalia Poklonskaya, who was recently elected to the seventh convocation of Russia's State Duma, the country's lower house of parliament, is to head a commission responsible for Duma members' income.
Photo: Russian Attorney General Yuri Chaika
Photo: Leader of the Communist Party of the Russian Federation Gennady Zyuganov
Photo: The frequenter of the State Duma Iosif Kobzon. The singer has been taking the state post for almost 20 years.
Photo: Accounts Chamber Chairperson Tatyana Golikova
Photo: State Duma deputy Irina Yarovaya
Photo: The LDPR leader Vladimir Zhirinovsky and the representative of the Fair Russia party Galina Khovanskaya
Photo: The representative of the United Russia party Elena Yampolsky
Quite unusual occurrence in the State Duma – the full house of deputies.
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